"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

"May your pen happily writes ...™ ©Leah C Dancel

8/2/13

Quotes on SILENCE


"Silence is the song of perfection." ~Gede Prama


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"A few moments of quietude each day is your greatest gift. Stop, breathe, open and just listen. There is infinite wisdom in the silence of the heart. " ~Mary Davis

"A fool needs to keep silence to prove that he is wise." ~Moritz (Moses) Gottlieb Saphir

"A meaningful silence is always better than meaningless words." ~Anon

"A sanctuary of peace and well-being exists within you. Enter your sanctuary with sound or silence." ~Sharon Carne

"A seed grows with no sound but a tree falls with huge noise. Destruction has noise, but creation is quiet. This is the power of silence. Grow silently." ~Confucius

"After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." ~Aldous Huxley

"All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak – and speak in such a way that people will remember it." ~Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"All is known in the sacredness of silence." ~Rumi

"As a writer you try to listen what others aren't saying ... and write about the silence." ~N. R. Hart  

"Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.” ~Saint Seraphim of Sarov

"Be Silent and listen to the music of your Soul. It will inspire you and guide you where YOU are meant to BE." ~BELIEVE

"Be silent,  or let thy words be worth more than silence." ~Pythagoras 

"Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain." ~Eckhart Tolle

"Because your soul must be lonely. That silence you heard, when you tried to pray - that’s the sound of God listening." ~Emma Donoghue

"But only the silence of the outer spheres encircles it; in all that wonderous expanse of magnificent precipices we hear no sound save our own voices and the whisper of the wind that comes and goes, breathing with the sound of centuries." ~Frederick S. Dellenbaugh about Zion Canyon in 1904

"Concentrate on silence. When it comes, dwell on what it sounds like. Then strive to carry that quiet with you wherever you go. Carry a piece of the quiet." ~Paul Wilson

"Confidence is silent because it speaks for itself. Insecurity on the other hand is loud. It calls attention to itself. It seeks affirmation from others that which is undeserved. Be quiet in your truth and silent in your faith. God commands you to be still. Take your confidence ib Him and He will stand up for you." ~Richillo Oliveros

"Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves.” ~Leonora Carrington

"Deepest feelings are always felt in silence." ~Anon

"Don’t ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness." ~Carson Kolhoff

"Don't speak unless you can improve upon the silence." ~Old Quaker Saying

"Don't waste words in people who deserve your silence. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is nothing at all." ~Mandy Hale

“Even the bees I’d swear were sent to protect us in the delicate business of hives and honey are stung to silence by the news that something winged has lost its flight.” – Kristen Henderson

"Everyone has a reason for their beliefs. Every single person on this earth has a story, and sadly, some people don't think their story matters through being bullied into silence. Everybody's story matters in this world. We just have to adapt and listen without judgment. That's how we all learn from one another, and I believe is the reason we are all put here. To learn and love one another despite our differences.‪" ~Alison Amethyst Dalziel, August 14, 2018, FB comment ‬

"Faith is believing that God is present when all we hear is silence." ~Our Daily Bread

“Fall in love with someone who’s comfortable with your silence. Find someone who doesn’t need your words to know it’s time to kiss you.” ~Clairabelle Ann

"Few people know how to take a walk. The qualities are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humour, vast curiosity, good silence and nothing too much." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"For sin is just this, what man cannot by its very nature do with his whole being; it is possible to silence the conflict in the soul, but it is not possible to uproot it." ~Martin Buber

"God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls." ~Mother Teresa

"He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words." ~Elbert Hubbard

"How beautiful it is to stay silent when someone expects you to be enraged." ~Lessons in Life

"I appreciate ALONENESS where I soak my soul in a bathtub of silence." ~Leah C. Dancel

“I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.” ~ Rumi

"I enjoy being alone, my soul is at peace in silence." ~from Be Human, Be Kind

“I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.” ~from THE CHOSEN by Chaim Potok

"I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” ~C.S. Lewis

"I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers." ~Khalil Gibran

"I've never heard silence quite this loud." ~Rate My Horse PRO

“I heard silence, silence infinite as the bottom of the ocean, a silence that sealed.” ~Anne Spollen

"I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog." ~Om Malik

“I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still.” ~Arthur Rimbaud

“I will be waiting here, for your silence to break, for your soul to shake, for your love to wake.” ~Rumi

"If there is any wisdom running through my life now, in my walking on this earth, it came from listening in the Great Silence to the stones, trees, space, the wild animals, to the pulse of all life as my heartbeat." ~Vijali Hamilton

"If you don't understand my silence you'll never understand my words." ~Anon

"If you listen carefully, silence is beautiful." ~Anon

"In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood." ~Henry David Thoreau

"In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves." ~Rumi

"In silence, we have an opportunity to reflect, listen, and gain new insights about ourselves. In silence, we can think, feel, and most important of all, breathe. When you seek guidance, understanding, clarity, or peace of mind, the first step is to master the art of silence and to rethink the value of solitude." ~Iyanla Vanzant from Ups, Downs and Roundabouts

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"In the silence between your heartbeats hides a summons." ~Terma Collective, The Box

"In the silence of nature you hear your own voice." ~Sarah Willoughby

“In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of thousands of people.” ~Judy Garland on Caring

"In the silence of time, find your voice in sweet quietude." ~Leah C. Dancel 

"In your silence, I heard you. Your loneliness is my company." ~Leah C. Dancel

“Indulge in solitude. Find peace in silence.” ~Down by the sea, FB

"Is victory sweeter when, in your silence, your opponents spin more rope to hang themselves with?" ~Joffre Balce

“It is better to be silenced than to be silent.” ~Salvador P. Lopez

"It is never my custom to use words lightly. If twenty-seven years in prison have done anything to us, it was to use the silence of solitude to make us understand how precious words are and how real speech is in its impact on the way people live and die." ~Nelson Mandela from the Closing Address at the XIII International AIDS Conference, Durban, South Africa, 14 July 2000, LivingTheLegacy

"Keep silent, because the world of silence is a vast fullness." ~Rumi

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose, there are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from." ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross from Thyme and Again

"Learn to let silence be your comfortable best friend." ~Maria Flynn

"Let silence be the art you practice.~" ~Rumi

"Let silence take you to the core of Life." ~Rumi

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray." ~Rumi
   
"Listen to silence.
It has much to say." ~Rumi

"Listen to the silence. The universe will answer all of your questions." ~Adam Houlahan

“Magic exists. Who can doubt it, when there are rainbows and wildflowers, the music of the wind and the silence of the stars? Anyone who has loved has been touched by magic. It is such a simple and such an extraordinary part of the lives we live.” ~Nora Roberts

"Many a beating heart is silenced by the tyranny of indifference." ~Michael Faudet

"Move in silence. Only speak when it's time to say checkmate." ~Success Minded

"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." ~Elie Wiesel

"Never underestimate a woman. A loud voice of a man may threaten a woman but the silence of a woman can shake the consciousness of a man." ~Aarti Khurana

“No Voice; but oh! the silence sank like music on my heart." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Not being heard is no reason for silence.” ~Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

"One of the best pleasures in life … is to read a book in total silence." ~Anon

"One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words, they lie concealed in the silence between the words or in the depth of what is unsayable between two people." ~John O'Donohue

"Only silence perfects silence." ~A. R. Ammons

"Only those who care about you can hear you when you're quiet." ~Anon

"Open to the silence. Invite your soul to speak and guide you into new possibilities." ~Sue Krebs / Soul Speaking

“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. We are all hungry for this other silence. It is hard to find. In its presence we can remember something beyond the moment, a strength on which to build a life. Silence is a place of great power and healing.” ~Rachel Naomi Remen from Dreamwork with Toko-pa

"Remember, the silence between the notes is just as important as the notes themselves." ~B. D. Schiers 

"Shift your attention from words to silence and you will hear." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj

"Silence allows for deep listening and mindful response." ~Thich Nhat Hanh

"Silence and alone time will give us energy and endless peace spent mine in my garden."~Elena Zaragoza Escubio 

 “Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.” ~Plutarch

"Silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly." ~Mahatma Gandhi

"Silence can be beautiful; Don't break it unless you can improve it." ~Anon

"Silence doesn't always mean you have nothing to say. It may mean you realise that words aren't always necessary." ~Hart Ramsey 

"Silence doesn't brag
Nor frets when you're drugged
With constant whining
And endless whinging
Of things trivial and mundane."
~Copyright@Leah C. Dancel,
21 November 2013, Australia

"Silence exists so that we might speak to God. And it is in silence that God communicates His grace to us." ~Anon

"Silence gives answers." ~Rumi

"Silence has a mysterious calming affect, allowing your soul to be at peace with your thoughts." ~A.D. Williams

"Silence is a door among the doors of wisdom, indeed, silence begets and attracts love. It is the proof of all the beneficiences." ~Ali al-Rida

"Silence is a place of great power and healing." ~from Healing Light

"Silence is a secret of the sound." ~Alecu Ursu

"Silence is absolutely heard by a contemplative mind and a contended heart." ~@Leah C. Dancel, 8 June 2014

"Silence is also a source of strength." ~Alexis Say

"Silence is an answer to a wise man." ~Euripides

"Silence is an empty space. Space is the home of the awakened mind." ~Buddha

“Silence is golden but shouting is fun.” ~Anon

"Silence is golden ... when we learn to be still and silent we can hear our inner voice and that of our Creator. We can see the signs that guide us. We are all knowing." ~From Soul Inspiring

"Silence is of different kinds, and breathes different meanings." ~Charlotte Bronte

"Silence is music.
The notes are intriguing.
Their soundwaves groove."
~Leah C. Dancel,
05 January 2014

"Silence is my faithful and harmless companion." ~Leah C. Dancel, 22 July 2013

"Silence isn't empty. It's full of answers." ~Buddha

"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute." ~Josh Billings

"Silence is prayer when words are inadequate." ~Anon

"Silence is the great teacher and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence." ― Deepak Chopra

"Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune." ~Saskya Pandita

"Silence is sometimes the best answer." ~Dalai Lama XIV

"Silence is a source of great strength." ~Lao Tzu

"Silence is prayer when words are inadequate." ~Anon

"Silence is something that comes from your heart, not from outside. Silence doesn't mean not talking and not doing things; it means that you are not disturbed inside. If you're truly silent,  then no matter what situation you find yourself in, you can enjoy the silence." ~Thich Nhat Hanh 

"Silence is the most Endangered and Elusive sound on Earth for most of us!" ~Duoi Ampilan 

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ~Francis Bacon

"Silence isolates." ~Max Lucado

"Silence may be as variously shaded as speech." ~Edith Wharton

"Silence must be comprehended as not solely the absence of sound. It is the natural environment for serenity and contemplation. Life without silence is life without privacy. The difference between sanity and madness is the quality of our thoughts. Silence is on the side of sanity." -Norman Cousins

"Silence of our eyes.
Silence of our ears.
Silence of our mouths.
Silence of our minds.
... In the silence of the heart
God will speak."
~Mother Teresa

"Silence stands outside the world of profit and utility. It cannot be exploited for profit; you cannot get anything out of it. It is "unproductive," therefore it is regarded as useless. Yet there is more help and healing in silence than in all useful things." ~Max Picard

"Silence surged softly backward when the plunging hoofs were gone." ~Walter de La Mare

"So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me, because I, too, am fluent in silence." ~R. Arnold

"Sometimes it's better to just remain silent, and smile." ~FB/Our Happy Life Page

"Sometimes silence is more powerful than having the last word." ~Thema Davis

"Sometimes silence is more powerful than proving a point." ~Karen Salmansohn

"Sometimes silence is the best response to a false charge. At other times we must speak up." ~Dennis De Haan

"Sometimes the silence connects us deeper than words ever will." ~Steven Aitchison

“Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.” ~Faith Baldwin

"Sometimes, when you're in silence you can hear her, you can perceive her." ~Anon, on Mother

"Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure." ~Henri J.M. Noueen

"Speak only if your words are more beautiful than your silence." ~Anon

"Speech is civilization itself. The word, even the most contradictory word, preserves contact - it is silence which isolates." ~Thomas Mann

"Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply." ~Imam Ali's

"The inspiration you seek is already within you. Be silent and listen!" ~Rumi

“The silence that accepts merit as the most natural thing in the world is the highest applause.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The noblest of intents and deeds are those done in silence." ~Judy Jce

“The silence of a flower: a kind of silence which we continually evade, of which we find only the shadow in dreams." ~Lewis Thompson

"The silence sank like music on my heart." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Mariner

"The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind." ~Caroline Myss

"‪The sound of silence makes my soul recharged!" ~Alvaro Bermeo‬

"The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people!" ~Napoleon Bonaparte

"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." ~George Carlin

"There is equally noi need for us to have an opinion on everything. A lot of times, keeping your mouth shut and learning to observe in silence could be the smartest singular thing to do." ~WE ARE COLLECTIVE

"There's so much noise in the world today that we've forgotten to hear the beautiful sound of silence." ~Steven Aitchison

“There is something greater and purer than what the mouth utters. Silence illuminates our souls, whispers to our hearts, and brings them together.” ~from "The Broken Wings" by Kahlil Gibran

"They realize at once that all along they have been an invitation to everything and every kind of trouble and that life happens by to those who inhabit silence." ~David Whyte (from his poem: IT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO LIVE ALONE)

"To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul. To do this, you need to experience solitude, which most people are afraid of, because in the silence you hear the truth and know the solutions." ~Deepak Chopra

“To sit in solitude, to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence, there lies the value of wilderness.”  ~John Muir

"To survive today, other animals must endure global warming, pollution, and fewer habitats. More tragically, they must endure the silence of human hearts." ~ A.D. Williams

“To sit in solitude, to think in solitude with only the music of the stream and the cedar to break the flow of silence, there lies the value of wilderness.”  ~John Muir

“True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit. What sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.”. ~William Penn

"Trust in the beauty of silence. It is where you will receive your Divine Guidance." ~Healing Light

"Truth is the best answer. Once cornered, it will break the fool into silence." ~Leah C. Dancel, 26 September 2014

"Try sitting in the silence of the unknown for a moment. Stop spinning. You might be amazed at how things would fall into place … and just let it be what it is." ~Brooke Hampton

‪"We’re fascinated by the words, but where we meet is in the silence behind them." ~Ram Dass‬

“We’ve had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see that the world is rotten because of silence.” ~St. Catherine of Siena

"When darkness falls, silence is everywhere. Angels are on the way. They hear your prayers and send them to God. May they come true very soon." ~Roya Piragar

"When I am silent, I fall into the place where everything is music." ~Rumi

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." ~Ansel Adams

"‪When you listen to the silence ~ the complete absence of any sound ~ and persevere until you begin to hear only the noise of your own thoughts, persist some more... then you may to hear the muted music of the cosmos, reverberating gently through your soul..."‬

"When you're at peace with yourself, you can embrace the silence. Alone" -Thema Davis

"When you connect to the silence within you, that is when you can make sense of the disturbance going on around you." ~Stephen Richards

"Who are you in the silence between your thoughts." ~Gil Fronsdal

"You are of the breathing earth and turbulence of the seas. Keep calm and silence as your closest allies." ~SANGKI HASSAN SINGAYAO (Lifted from Rolaiza Mimi Singayao's Saturday walks: Papa & Mimi; Saduc, Marawi

"You will know that things go wrong when silence is long and becomes unbearable." ~Leah C. Dancel

"Your darkness is a symphony. Played in explosions of silence to a crowd that has fallen in love with noise. If they refuse to applaud you, it isn't because your music isn't beautiful. It is because they have no idea how to love what they don't understand. And that, my darling, is the most horrific flaw in this mixed up world.” ~Christopher Poindexter



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“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” ~Abraham Lincoln

"Divine destiny knows our fate to the last detail. Let our story be told in a silent way." ~Rumi

"Fools multiply when wise men are silent." ~Nelson Mandela

"I experience quietness as an incredible condition. Within the quietness of mind you hear a kind of deeper process, a deeper wisdom." ~Ram Dass on Exploring the Power of Intuition

"I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right." ~Marcus Porcius Cato

"If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." ~Henry David Thoreau

"In keeping silent about evil, in burying it so deep within us that no sign of it appears on the surface, we are implanting it, and it will rise up a thousand fold in the future. When we neither punish nor reproach evildoers, we are not simply protecting their trivial old age, we are thereby ripping the foundations of justice from beneath new generations." ~Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

"In solitude there is healing. Speak to your soul. Listen to your heart. The answers are often found in the absence of noise." ~Dodinsky

“In this silent, serene wilderness the weary can gain a heart-bath in perfect peace.” ~John Muir

"Listen to silence. It has so much to say." ~Rumi

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." ~Victor Hugo

"My worst is not when I'm outspoken and loud. It's when I become silent." ~John Paolo Nartatez

"Purpose is found in those quiet moments when no one but God sees the work of your hands." ~Darlene Schacht

"She has a quiet confidence that screams loud. She is humble, but strong. She is stable, but rebellious. She is giving, but not naive. She chooses her battles wisely. She'll stay silent until it's time to fight … and when that time comes; FIGHT she does." ~Jordan Sarah Weatherhead

"Solitude is a gift and a privilege. It silences the noise of all that isn’t you, so you can finally get to know and love the person living in your chest. It teaches you the power of longing, self-trust, creative resurrection and surrender. In solitude you learn how to become your dancing partner in the dark and only author of your life. Don’t fill it up with fear, doubt or failed expectations. Stay there with your naked self and breathe. Learn to be one with your own soul." ~Anon

"Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches. Yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth. Man struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within." ~Khalil Gibran

"Solitude isn't loneliness. Solitude is when the entire serene universe seems to surround and hold you quietly." ~Victoria Erickson, Edge of Wonder

"Some people will hear you louder in silence. Those are your tribe - they'll get you through the tough days and give you something to laugh about on the ride." ~Nikki Rowe

"The quietness and the solitude strengthens and calms me at the same time." ~Louise Henderson

"The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind." ~Caroline Myss

"The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will be the ultimate word from God." ~Jim Elliot

"Those who do not take a stand against evil will in the end be over come by it, those who tolerate evil in their midst will eventually tolerate evil in their hearts, those who are silent before evil will in the end be silenced by evil." ~Rabbi Ariel bar Tzadok

"When I am silent, I fall into that 
place where everything is music."
~Rumi
    
"When people expect you to react to their nonsense, remain calm and silent. It's good for the soul and makes them think twice." ~Karen Gibbs

"When you open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and enjoy some moments of silence throughout the whole day." ~Positive Thoughts

"Where the lips are silent, the heart has a thousand tongues." ~Beloved Rumi

"Wise people are not always silent, but they know when to be." ~Anon

"Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself." ~Hermann Hesse 

"Your darkness is a symphony. Played in explosions of silence to a crowd that has fallen in love with noise. If they refuse to applaud you, it isn't because your music isn't beautiful. It is because they have no idea how to love what they don't understand. And that, my darling, is the most horrific flaw in this mixed up world.” ~Christopher Poindexter



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"Go deeper past thoughts into silence,

past silence into stillness,
past stillness into the Heart.
Let Love consume all that is left of you."
~Beloved Rumi

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Have you ever heard
the wonderful silence
just before the dawn?
Or the quiet and calm
just as a storm ends?
Or perhaps you know the silence
when you haven't the answer
to a question you've been asked,
or the hush of a country road at night,
or the expectant pause of a room full of people
when someone is just about to speak,
or, most beautiful of all,
the moment after the door closes
and you're alone in the whole house?
Each one is different, you know,
and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.
~Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth

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"Silence is balm, friend and armored knight.
An unlettered prose, an unsung lullaby.
An unforgivable tormoil set free in sands."
~Rolaiza Mimi Singayao

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